Cookie policy

WHAT ARE COOKIES?

Cookies are small data or text files that websites place on your local computer. Such cookies can have different purposes. There are technical cookies (for example for language settings), session cookies (temporary cookies) and tracking cookies (cookies that follow and track your behavior on the website in order to offer you a more optimal user experience).

A cookie contains a unique code that allows to recognize your browser during a visit to the website or to improve your user experience on repeated visits to the platform.

Cookies can be set by the server of the website you are visiting or by a partner, with whom the website cooperates. The website’s server can only read the cookies it has placed itself. It has no access to any other information located on your computer or mobile device.

The content of a cookie usually consists of the name of the server that set the cookie, an expiration date and a unique number code.

Cookies generally make interaction between visitors and the website easier and faster and help visitors navigate between different parts of the website. Cookies can also be used to personalize website content to the user.

More information on the different types of cookies can be found at www.allaboutcookies.org.

COOKIES USED ON WONEN-REGIO-TIELT.BE

We only use cookies to customize our website to your personal needs. This allows us to add improvements and updates to our website based on how you want to use it.

We generally do not use cookies to identify you personally.

1. Necessary cookies
   These cookies are indispensable for visiting our website and using certain parts of it. For example, these cookies allow you to navigate between different parts of the website or, for example, to fill out forms. If you reject these cookies, certain parts of the website may not work or may not work optimally.
2. Performance cookies
   Performance cookies collect information about how you use our websites so that we can improve them for you in the future. For example, they collect information about which pages you visit most often and any error messages you may get. The information collected by these cookies is anonymous. They do not collect information that can identify you personally.

• Google Analytics
  We use Google Analytics to monitor the performance of our website and monitor visitor activity to tailor our content to your expectations.
• Hotjar
  We use Hotjar to validate that our website design and user experience are performing as they should and to provide our visitors with the best possible experience. We also use it to run surveys on pages and collect visitor feedback when they want to share it with us.

3. Functional cookies
   Functional cookies are those that make the functioning of our website easier and more pleasant for you as a visitor. They provide you with a more personalized browsing experience.
4. Advertising Cookies
   We use our advertising cookies to serve ads that we believe are relevant to you and your interests. For example, we may use advertising cookies to customize the ads and content you receive on our websites, to limit the number of times you see the same ad on our website, and to measure the effectiveness of our advertising campaigns.

• Facebook Pixel
  • We use pixel tracking on Facebook to measure the efficiency of social media campaigns related to the Facebook platform.
• Google Adwords (Conversion)
  • We use cookies from Google Adwords to adjust the ads and content you see for our website, limit the number of ads you see for our websites, and measure the effectiveness of our campaign.
• Google Adwords (Remarketing)
  • We use remarketing cookies from Google Adwords to collect data about your activities when you visit our website, the website of entities that use our ads or the website and online services where we display ads.

MANAGEMENT OF COOKIES

On your first visit to wonen-regio-tielt.be, you will be asked to accept our different types of cookies. You can allow or disallow cookies category by category. You can at any time change the cookie settings for our website via the hyperlink at the bottom of our website to revoke your consent.

You can refuse the installation of these cookies by choosing “Refuse Cookies” in the pop-up screen provided for this purpose when using the website for the first time.

Through your browser settings, you can refuse the installation of cookies. Disabling cookies may prevent you from using certain functionalities of our website. On the following website you will find how to refuse cookies for the most commonly used browsers: www.aboutcookies.org.

You can delete already installed cookies from your computer or mobile device at any time. If you want to fully experience the website without restrictions, please make sure that cookies are enabled in your browser. To enable cookies, please do the following:

• Internet explorer
  • Click on ‘Internet options’ in the ‘Tools’ menu
  • Move the settings slider to ‘low’ or ‘accept all cookies’ (setting above ‘medium’ disables cookies) on the ‘Privacy’ tab
  • Click “OK.
• Mozilla Firefox
  • Click on ‘Options’
  • Make sure ‘Let websites know I don’t want to be tracked’ is unchecked on the ‘Privacy’ tab
  • Click on ‘Ok’
• Google Chrome
  • Click on ‘Tools’ at the top and choose ‘Options’
  • Click on the ‘Under the Hood’ tab, locate the ‘Privacy’ section and select the ‘Content Settings’ button
  • Now select “Allow local data to be set.
• Safari
  • Click on the ‘Cog’ icon and select the ‘Preferred’ option
  • Click on “Security,” then check the option that says, “Block third-party cookies and advertising cookies.
  • Click on “Save.

Should you still have questions or comments about cookies after reading this Cookie Statement, you can always contact woondienst@tielt.be